The Uganda Revenue
Authority (URA) was established by the Uganda Revenue Authority Statute of 1991
and set up in September of the same year as a central body for assessment and
collection of specified revenue, to administer and enforce the laws relating to
such revenue and to provide for related matters. This statute incorporated all
the laws that were in force then regarding tax collection. The new organization
(URA) amalgamated the three tax administration departments that were
responsible for all the taxes collected by the Central Government of Uganda.

Job Summary: The TREP Officer will implement the register
expansion activities under Taxpayer Register Expansion Program (TREP) while
working closely with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Kampala
Capital City Authority (KCCA), Ministry of Local Government and selected
Municipalities to discover and register new taxpayers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Implement taxpayer
registration plans in line with the departmental objectives

Engage and sensitize the public on business registration and
formalization as well as their rights and obligations after registration.

Make reconciliations with partner agencies to identify registration
gaps in the individual institutional registers and follow up to register
missing clients.

Carry out door to door field activities to identify and register
eligible businesses & persons with TREP partner institutions.

Carry out joint enforcement activities with TREP partner
institutions like following up on raised but unpaid Payment Registration
Numbers to recover revenue.

Prepare and submit periodic field work and joint enforcement plans
and reports.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicants for the URA TREP Officer jobs must hold Diplomas in
business, law and any relevant discipline from a recognized institution.

Minimum of credit in Math and English at O’ level

At least two years of experience in carrying out field work while
interfacing with members of the public

Ability to speak English and a local language in the area applied
for.

Knowledge of the area applied for (Check areas on top of advert)

Knowledge in Swahili

Knowledge of the local languages commonly spoken in the municipality
of choice (Check areas on top of advert)

Knowledge of domestic tax laws

Exceptional Integrity

Time management

Highly adaptable and flexible

Customer Focus and sensitivity to high quality services

Team work; communication and collaboration

Conflict management; problem solving, cross-cultural skills

Excellent analytical, problem solving and conceptual skills

Age: Below 30
years.

NB: Candidates
should apply for not more than 2 jurisdictions

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join URA should apply online at
the link below.